A Texas district court judge has denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Bexar County plan to mail voter registration forms to county residents ahead of the November election, saying the request was moot.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 10:07PMOn Monday, a Texas district court judge denied a request by Attorney General Ken Paxton to block a Bexar County plan to mail voter registration forms to county residents ahead of the November election, saying the request was moot.
Voter registration applications are returned to county offices and are reviewed to confirm eligibility.The background: On Sept. 3, Bexar County officials voted to mail voter registration forms to eligible county residents, defying Paxton's threat to "use all available legal means" to shut down the program. The Bexar County Commissioners Court voted 3-1 to approve the $393,000 outreach contract with Civic Government Solutions, an outside firm.
Why Texas sued: In its lawsuit, Texas argued that counties do not have the authority to send out unsolicited voter registration applications and that Bexar County officials failed to go through a competitive bidding process before awarding the contract. Only U.S. citizens are permitted to vote under federal and state law, and data shows that instances of noncitizen voting are exceedingly rare.
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